Wingate
Wingate is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 456 m. Temple Knob stands 503 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler State Fishing Lake, a nature reserve 5.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 95 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
ghost town in Butler County, Kansas, United States
How to reach it
- 95.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
63 named places within 25 miles
- Moyle Field: 14.6 mi
- Garvin Park: 21.6 mi
- Robert Shyrock Park: 21.6 mi
- Jaycee Park: 22.5 mi
- Island Park: 22.8 mi
- Allen Podium: 22.2 mi
- The Mound: 22.2 mi
- Heritage Rock: 22.2 mi
- Baden Square: 22.7 mi
- Island Park Plaque: 23.1 mi
- Augusta Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
- Twisted Oz Motorcycle Museum: 20.8 mi
- Benson Museum: 23.8 mi
- Udall Historical Society: 23.9 mi
- Kansas Oil Museum: 24.5 mi
- Osage Cuestas: 13.7 mi
- Temple Knob: 18.7 mi
- Hogback Hill: 21.5 mi
- Windy Hill: 22.0 mi
- Historic Frisco Water Tower: 15.0 mi
- old Frisco Augusta Depot: 20.5 mi
- ex-ATSF Depot: 23.2 mi
- Missouri Pacific El Dorado Depot: 24.9 mi
- Darbeth Fine Arts Center: 22.1 mi
- Gateway to the Future: 23.1 mi
- Eye on the Prairie: 24.9 mi
- Swimming Beach: 13.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 24.5 mi
- Garden of Peace: 23.0 mi
- Restoring Roots Prairie Artscape: 24.9 mi
- Butler State Fishing Lake: 5.0 mi
- Meadowlark Farm Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wingate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Knob | NE 36° | 503 m | 18.7 mi |
| Osage Cuestas | ESE 107° | 431 m | 13.7 mi |
| Windy Hill | NNE 28° | 422 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hogback Hill | SSE 161° | 349 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smileyberg 1N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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